Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 34.5% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.0% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 49.9% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 24.4% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 23.4% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.8% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 14.5% less in Turkey
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Italy, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€13.98
|
$6.91
TRY272.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.71
|
$6.91
TRY272.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.21
|
$1.17
TRY46.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.06
|
$0.42
TRY16.66
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.77
|
$1.02
TRY39.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€5.92
|
$4.97
TRY195.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.79
|
$3.15
TRY124.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.95
|
$1.40
TRY55.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.37
|
$2.40
TRY94.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$0.37
TRY14.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.87
TRY34.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.90
|
$0.42
TRY16.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.14
|
$0.51
TRY20.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$0.25
TRY9.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.21
TRY8.38
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.25
|
$4.40
TRY173.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€33.60
|
$19.27
TRY759.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,436.66
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,765,532.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.56
|
$6.29
TRY247.89
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.00
|
$11.31
TRY445.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€568.15
|
$442.81
TRY17,443.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€443.23
|
$336.49
TRY13,255.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€130.21
|
$44.46
TRY1,751.49
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€440.47
|
$408.60
TRY16,095.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,195.63
|
$6,892.93
TRY271,527.56
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.34
|
$2.54
TRY100.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.46
|
$2.62
TRY103.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.37
|
$1.91
TRY75.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€45.13
|
$36.34
TRY1,431.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.13
|
$5.10
TRY200.93
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€67.89
|
$42.74
TRY1,683.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.32
|
$40.74
TRY1,605.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€74.52
|
$88.38
TRY3,481.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€99.95
|
$74.39
TRY2,930.35
|
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